Blog Posts on the lush life

Fabcast! Ex-men--all about the exes by GIBBS CADIZ on Apr 10, 2012Or as Corporate Closet explains: Ah... The Ex-Boyfriend. What do we do with them? with their memories? This fabcast started with a simple question posed. Do you still 'love' your ex/exes? That got us navel-gazing again. (Migs supplied the term) Esp...

Spell trompe l'oeil by GIBBS CADIZ on Apr 4, 2012Or just say “Amazing!” Because Kurt Wenner's art is exactly that. Though it's no longer plain trompe l'oeil (“a style of painting in which objects are depicted with photographically realistic detail,” according to Merriam-Webster) but Wenner'...

There is nothing like the dame that is Baby Barredo by GIBBS CADIZ on Mar 22, 2012Since I was only a happy spectator that night, I'll let two people with more K to talk about this do the honors: ROBBIE GUEVARA: Just after a gala show of Jekyll and Hyde, Rep surprised Tita Baby with Junix, Tita Joy, Audie, Raymond, Miguel, Leo Mar...

Lea, Lisa, Cecile in concert--what to expect by GIBBS CADIZ on Mar 14, 2012Something like these three choice video moments, I suppose--when this triumvirate of peerless Filipino artists join forces for the first time this Saturday and Sunday (March 17-18) for a concert called The Legends and the Classics at the Main Theater...

I am happy to say I wrote this. by GIBBS CADIZ on Mar 8, 2012EDITORIAL Philippine Daily Inquirer, Friday, March 9, 2012 EASY, GRACIOUS PRESENCE Many speak of him as witty, cultured and well-read. But those descriptions tend to remain in the abstract until one enters the office of the late Philippine Dai...

No more high for Amsterdam's weed-loving tourists by GIBBS CADIZ on Feb 24, 2012Foreigners will be banned from Holland's infamous cannabis-selling coffee shops under new anti-drug laws. Under the new rules only Dutch residents will be allowed to enter the shops, which lawfully sell small amounts of cannabis to customers, the Dai...

Whitney could've been in Dreamgirls by GIBBS CADIZ on Feb 12, 2012The original Broadway production, that is--but for her lack of dancing skills. In a sensational piece of trivia in Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time, authors Ken Bloom and Frank Vlastnik wrote: "During casting of the original pr...

Books for sale--update by GIBBS CADIZ on Feb 8, 2012

The Love Yourself Cafe--it's back! by GIBBS CADIZ on Jan 30, 2012Join this exclusive, discreet, yet fun event happening in the love month of February! We'll talk about friendship and love among people like us. This is a by-invitation event, so register now so you can be considered in the selection process. [Today...

Travel Time, The Magazine welcomes Year of the Dragon with Dragon Lore issue by GIBBS CADIZ on Jan 30, 2012Susan Calo Medina’s Travel Time, The Magazine welcomes the Year of the Dragon with its first issue for 2012 carrying the theme "Dragon Lore." The January to March 2012 issue is packed with articles on major and emerging destinations, travel tips,...